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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1968
Page
4
The kickoff meeting occurred at the North American Hotel this morning with Ottawa area women attending to receive crusade plans. The campaign aims to raise $6,400 for the cancer drive in Franklin County.
Royce Powelson, the one year old son of Mr and Mrs C S Powelson Jr of Richmond, was admitted Saturday to Anderson County Hospital. Piano tuning call Butler's Adv.
Eldons Styling Salon offers a spring permanent special through April 9 with regular price 12.50 for 10.00 and 10.00 for 7.50. Contact Lo Peggy at CH 203395 for details.
Hawkins Grange will hold initiation at its 8:30 p m meeting on Wednesday at the grange hall.
A dog clinic will be held at 7 tonight at the Ottawa Sale Barn north on USe59. Dr. W. H. Hay and Dr. Charles Lingle will provide information on dog care diseases parasites and general health.
Washington AP Democrats friendly to Johnson’s Vietnam policies privately welcomed his decision not to run again. They faced tough race dynamics in Senate and House as Republicans forecast gains and a slimmer Democratic Senate majority. War policy critics view the move as reducing campaign tension, with mixed expectations for personal re election bids from critics and allies alike.
The Daily Report lists area students in the top ten of each class at Emporia State led by Dean I. Dillard and Audrey H. Dawson with GPAs 3.92 and 3.86. It also names students on the president's honor roll and the dean's honor roll, including multiple juniors and freshmen from Osawatomie, Lyndon, Garnett, Paola, Ottawa, and other nearby communities, plus a court report detailing several speeding fines and a hospital judgment.
U S warplanes increased raids on southern North Vietnam as Johnson sharpens a bombing curtailment. More than 100 missions were flown Monday, about double the prior daily average for the region, with ongoing strikes near Hanoi Haiphong and north toward the Chinese border. The open target area reaches within 80 miles of Hanoi and 210 miles northwest of the DMZ, with the northernmost strike near Thanh Hao. Johnson said the ban covers most of North Vietnam, but some targets north of the DMZ remain to counter threats to allied positions.
Social Security changes affect clergy automatic coverage starting January 1 1968 with self employed tax treatment for ministers. Those who opted under old law keep benefits. new applicants must file for exemption if opposed to public insurance on conscience or religious grounds. Details provided by ELIEF HEDRICK district manager and Kansas City Kansas SSA office.
First published legal notices from Franklin County Kansas announce Thomas F. Porter named Executor of Frederika F. Hubbard estate and George L. Weix named Administrator c t a of Cora E Prophet will. Creditors must file claims within nine months from first publication. notices dated March 29 and March 19, 1968. Attorneys listed: Richard O. Skoog and Anderson Byrd First National Bank Bldg Ottawa.
Roy Rogers, 56, lives a full, public life in retirement near Hollywood, guiding a horse farm and his 18,000 square foot museum. He and wife Dale Evans moved to the valley three years ago after personal losses. The museum attracts about 65,000 visitors since its opening, as Rogers signs autographs and chats with guests.
AP reports Lev D. Landau died Monday night at age 60 in the Soviet Union. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physics after a 1962 car crash left him in a coma. Despite long illness, he later resumed limited teaching and research duties. Landau was among the few Jewish figures to reach Soviet scientific prominence.
A Kansas State University economist notes small towns attract new industry with benefits such as untapped labor, lower wages, and livability, while facing challenges like lack of trained workers and weaker transport. Kansas data show agricultural-related plants rise in towns under 10,000, while larger cities draw transportation equipment and machinery plants.
Kansas Highway Department orders start of nine mile Ke 68 improvements west of Louisburg. Reno Construction of Overland Park won the contract at 596,909 dollars with 100 working days to finish. Traffic to reach the new roadbed by midsummer.
Classifieds outline per word rates and deadlines, plus lodge notices from Ottawa area, union chapter, and Masons. Includes thanks from the Trout family for support during illness and death, noting doctors and Cedar House hospital staff. Also lists emblems and special rates for ads and blind notices.
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